Warning: This post contains spoilers fromThe Magiciansseason 4 finale.Read at your own risk!
And thus another season ofThe Magiciansends… On the upside, though, former goddess Julia got her magic back at the end of the hour.
Wouldnt that be a great twist?
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But the idea theyre not in imminent peril kind of stuck.
[laughs] Long pause.
He said, I think thats a really great idea.
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First of all, I would never see that twist coming.
Secondly, it leans into what the books are about.
What was the experience like writing that entire final sequence?
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Just to get the first draft down, we alternated acts.
I was like, Doesnt that get maudlin really fast?
People eulogizing at a funeral.
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And John was like, Dont worry, theyre not going to talk.
Theyre going to sing.
I guess thats what I get for asking.
Theyll be another musical number [laughs].
We didnt want to skip any important beats.
The idea that he would wonder in the afterlife, Was that heroism or did I kill myself?
felt like a really interesting question to give what followed a bit of tension and a bit of mystery.
I just dont believe you wouldve chosen to leave these people.
But your journey is over for reasons that are larger than we as mere mortals can see.
Thats how hes going to be remembered.
GAMBLE:I like that song, though.
I really had nothing to do with it.
John was like, Were going to do Take On Me but acoustic.
I was like, Are you sure?
Thats kind of just a pop song.
He was like, Trust me.
And he was right.
Hes usually right about this stuff.
MCNAMARA:Really good orchestration makes all the difference!
My son is a piano player and very talented.
Five months later, were laying down the tracks for the musical episode.
Im in the booth with Olivia Taylor Dudley, and between takes shes humming Take On Me.
I said, Oh youre humming the acoustic version of that.
I just tucked it away like a secret.
Theres no intellectual reason I thought it worked.
Its an incredibly sad song, you know, about a longing for something.
This season saw her really step up and figure out how to be really a leader.
There are definitely some things in the books we havent adapted.
The Magicianswas renewed for a fifth season on SYFY.
